Reptile Quiz

Do reptiles have gills?

• Yes
• No
• Some do, some do not

Which is NOT a characteristic of a reptile?

• endothermic
• Scaly skin
• Has lungs
• lays eggs

All of these are characteristics of amniotic eggs except....

• has a yolk to provide nutrients
• waxy coating prevents any exchange with the outside environment
• collects wastes in the allantois
• keeps the embryo from drying out

Which of these is a reptile?

• Toad
• Turtle
• Frog
• Newt

How many snakes in Oklahoma are venomous?

• most
• 7 species
• 15 species
• none

The ______ is a chemosensory organ in the roof of the mouth that allows the "tasting" of chemicals

• caecum
• cloaca
• jacobson's organ
• third eye

Diapsid skulls have ___ openings behind the eye orbit

• zero
• one
• two
• three

Which of these snakes is NOT one of the seven venomous snakes?

• copperhead
• prairie rattlesnake
• western hognose
• western pygmy rattlesnake

What snake is this?

• copperhead
• prairie rattlesnake
• western hognose
• western pygmy rattlesnake

What snake is this?

• timber rattlesnake
• western diamond backed rattlesnake
• western cottonmouth
• western massasauga rattlesnake